Reminder: Keegen's holding Skillz n Drillz tomorrow (Monday) evening at Allsopp at 6pm.
This is the final Skillz n Drillz of the year.
I tried patching a latex tube with latex for the first time today. Latex tubes are cool because they are lighter and less prone to pinch-flatting that butyl tubes. But they are expensive and kind of finicky, and I never had luck patching them with normal patches.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqtoJsp1qjYvthnAg6ORuQ9TxldO6XmS9hYUCXr0ml-fYLl9m5HWYUFGi6HiAE18iCuWkVV7ZIC58rI4ZTft7KWrLsNGGxH3OP42Fvns3hU031ZeW6TH_Hwd6dJp-oeoVBVSyj3X3TDmp/s320/patch1.jpg) |
Puncture came from a slashed tire sidewall, I think. It was a sudden loud POP. |
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Donor tube. |
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Two layers of tube for patch. Cleaned mating surfaces with acetone then applied rubber cement. |
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Et voila. So far so good. |
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